Culture in Italy: Guide

This episode of World Class, directed by Richard Hall, features Italy.

Join us as we head to Italy to explore the tastes, traditions and practice of world cuisine.

Our Silk Road adventure concludes in Italy, a lush and diverse peninsula whose maritime position made it a wealthy gateway for trade between East and West. We explore Venice, the historic port of merchants and explorers that is now harnessing modern technology to hold back the waters. We journey north to Lake Como to discover the region's enduring silk industry, prolific in the 19th century and still favored by top fashion houses today. Envious of our cross-continental journey? Live it vicariously through a list of the Silk Road's most inspiring Instagram accounts -- perhaps you'll book an adventure of your own.

The aims of Italian democrats such as Mazzini and the dynastic aspirations of the Piedemontese Charles Albert, the Revolution of 1848, and the pivotal roles of Cavour and Garibaldi and their wars.

Contains articles on Italian studies including literature, language, history, art history and film.

Covers all aspects of Italian art, culture, and life from the Middle Ages to the present.